Allegiance Nazi Germany Name Hans-Wilhelm Bertram Rank Hauptmann | Years of service ?–1945 Service/branch Luftwaffe Unit Kampfgeschwader 6 | |
Battles/wars World War II
Channel Front
North African Campaign
Italian Campaign
Operation Steinbock Died October 1, 2007, Hamburg, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars World War II, Western Front, North African Campaign, Italian Campaign, Operation Steinbock |
Hans-Wilhelm Bertram (17 May 1918 – 1 October 2007) was a German Luftwaffe bomber pilot and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Bertram flew 169 combat missions in the west.
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Career
Bertram was trained as a naval aviator in 1938 and 1939. He received his flight training at the Pilot School (Sea) (Flugzeugfuhrerschule (See)) in Warnemunde and at the Weapons Aviator School (Sea) (Flieger-Waffenschule (See)) in Parow near Stralsund. He was then transferred to the 2./Kustenfliegergruppe 406 in List on the island of Sylt.
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